Dynamically setting integer arrays

[jcweller]

OK, this is most likely very easy for most of you guys out here, but It is proving most difficult to me.
IN VB.net, i am trying to add to an integer array. Since I do not know how many items will be in this array when the user is finished I can not set the number of items in the array, i.e. dim intNumber(3) as integer.
I am trying to write a procedure that will insert a number into the next available dimension of the integer array.
When I use array.getLength, or array.getupperbound, or array.lenght i keep getting errors about how I can't do this to a null array. I need my program to add the first item to the array once the user enter to correct information, and the next item to the array when they do it again, and so forth until they are done. How can this be accomplished best? Thanks for your help.

[Phil Weber]

The simplest solution is to use an ArrayList (from the System.Collections namespace); you may simply Add items to an ArrayList, and it grows to accomodate them.

If you must use an array rather than an ArrayList, pick an arbitrary initial size, say, 10 elements, then use ReDim Preserve to grow the array as necessary:

' Create space for 10 elements, 
' numbered 0 through 9
Dim intNumber(9) As Integer
' Keep track of maximum index number
Dim maxIndex As Integer

' Now we're going to add 25 elements
' to the array
For I As Integer = 0 To 24
    ' If array is full...
    If maxIndex = UBound(intNumber) Then
        ' Make room for 10 more elements
        ReDim Preserve intNumber(maxIndex + 10)
    End If
    intNumber(maxIndex) = I
    ' Increment max index
    maxIndex += 1
Next

' Shrink array to actual number 
' of elements
ReDim Preserve intNumber(maxIndex - 1)